Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-03
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

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The following are some OF the bills that
have been introduced:
/ BY Hanscom-A Bill entitled an act to
secure PERSONS and animals from danger
! Nv Mantle-A bill for an act to establish
! the office of commissioner oil mines.
/ Bv Gorham-A bill for AN act to amend
an act relative to bounty ior killing certain
/ animals.
/ by Buskett-A bill for the organization
OF Independent graded school districts
within the territory Of Montana.
BY the judiciary cOmmittee-H. Il. No.
PA bill for an act defining compens;,-
ton for county officers. This bill is intro
duced for the benefit of Fergus or any
other county that may be hereafter organ
lied.
I By Buskett-H. Il. No. 25-An act to
provide for the registration of the names
/ of electors and to prevent frauds at cleo
tions This law is almost exactly the
same rs the Nevada law which it is consid-
T cred will answer all purposes.
By page-H. Ii. No. 21-A bill for an act
to regulate gambling. The bill provides
that gambling must not he carried on in
any room facing the public street and must
/ also be in "A room at least eight feet above
! the established grade of the street.
! BY Kanouse--H. B. No. 3O-A bill for an
act to secure watering places for stock.
/ This bill provides that no person shall in
close to exceed two continuous miles OF
any stream.
! richards gave notice Of IA bill relating to
seduction. making it "A penitentary Of
fense, punished by imprisonment for five
years or a fine Of 81 ,OOO prosecution no
/ bar To civil suit.
4 Holiday introduced c. II. II. appropri-
/ .,tng 81, 900 for the relief Of 4. ". Tanner.
/ This bill has been before the legislature for
six years.
1 Richards, cha irman Of the committee ON
/ education and labor, reported that the
committee thinks it impracticable to ask
congress for "A loan OF half n million dollars
ON the public school bonds OF the territory,
but suggests that the surveyed school
/ lands he turned over for immediate use,
While the committee believe that manual
I training and normal schools are good
measures, still it is not advisable to estab-
| lish either until school lands can he dis
posed Of.
Notice of bills--By Collins. for the pun
ishment Of receivers of stolen goods; by
Kennedy, relating to the fencing Of rail
roads and cattle guards; by Collins, to ere
ate the office Of public examiner.
The following bills were introduced:
| by Kennedy-C. Il. IL. posting estrays.
! II is a very long bill. One main point is
that only tax payers can take up estrays.
By Rirkards-C. Il. l3, relating tn the
depositns of the public funds III banks; a
very comprehensive and complete bill.
1 The main features are that banks oi known
solvency only are to bid for deposits.
stating the interest they will pay quarterly.
/ Statements must be made by both the
cashier of the bank and the TREASURER the
( trcasurers books to he II public record
Z II the cashier makes false statements lac is
guilty of perjury.
/ By the committe on public lands-II. j..
NJ. o. relating to the extension of public
SURVEYS. IL sets forth full information
concerning the number of acres Of surveyed
aud unsurved lands in the territory and
also that included in the grant to the
Northern Pacific railroad. and asks that
the surveys he extended for the benefit of
settlers and in order tn make all lands Of
the Northern Pacific taxable. etc.
/ Thompson introaueed {. II. 10. relating
/ to the fees of witnesses and jurors in dis
+ trict aud probate courts. Ii provides Tor
+ numbered stub books for service and mile
age. The clerks are required TO take sifi-
dayit and issue certificate To applicant
without charge.
! II. Il. No. lI.-To provide pubic schools
with Weh-ter's Unabridged dictionaries
was first considered. Various amendments
were offered and voted down. Speeches
were made by Harwood. Mantle, Page.
/ Marshall kanou.e. roole. Anderson AID in
TACT by nearly every member, after which
/ il WAS agreed that the bill with a few minor
amendments. he reported back With the
, recommendations that it pass.